Phonics · B1 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.2.2.1.4 - Blend sounds to produce simple syllables/words and blend syllables to produce words

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Clap and count the syllables in at least 5 common words from their immediate environment, such as table, pencil, sister and mother.
Blend individual letter sounds together to read simple three-letter words such as f-a-n = fan and b-a-g = bag.
Combine two single syllables to form two-syllable words, for example sis + ter = sister.
Use teacher support to read words from a class vocabulary chart and point to each word as they read.
Work in pairs to create simple two-word or three-word sentences using blended words, for example “My sister is happy.”

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Phonics (2.2)
Content standard: B1.2.2.1 - Connect sounds to letters and blend letters/syllables in order to read and write
Indicator: B1.2.2.1.4 - Blend sounds to produce simple syllables/words and blend syllables to produce words
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 3 (Week 15 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

exemplars - p.21
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 20
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Blending sounds
- Clap the syllables of common words.
e.g. table, pencil, pen, book, boy, girl, etc.
- Let learners clap the syllables of words after teacher.
- Put learners into groups/pairs.
- Distribute letter cards to the groups.
Demonstrate blending using letter cards, e.g. f-a-n =fan b-a-g= bag b-e-d= bed p-e-n= pen.
- Use learners' words to build a vocabulary chart and encourage them to go round to read.
Blending syllables
- Have learners use think-pair-share to come out with single syllables and blend them to form words,
e.g. sis - ter = sister.
- Let the pairs present their words and guide them by using the words to form two-word or three-word sentences.
e. g. My sister is happy.
Note: Pairs that would be able to make sentences score points for their houses or colour groupings. "Demonstrate blending using letter cards" is printed without a bullet, at the top of printed p.21, continuing the bulleted list that printed p.20 ends; its four worked blends are set one per line. "Blending sounds" and "Blending syllables" are the document's own sub-headings inside this exemplar block.